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It may not be a Rolex or a Patek Philipe, but 2013 is going to be the year of the tech watch. Google, Apple and Samsung may all get their smartwatches out in 2013, but Pebble are promoting their ‘proof of concept' watchface SDK which allows third party developers to …

If you play World of Tanks, listen up. Developer Wargaming is urging everyone to change their passwords, after a possible breach of security, “may have compromised,” user information. It's unknown at this point what if any information was taken by those responsible for the breach, but it's better to be …

If like me you're sat here feeling rather jealous that you can't afford or don't have the connections to get yourself a set of Google's Glass eyewear, you're about to get even more so – as there's potential there for multiplayer gaming via the little device. Ron Amadeo over at …

With all this talk of next-generation consoles, it's time we took a pause and considered the next-generation of more out there hardware: like the next-gen of shark tracking robots that will help us understand how reclusive species like the Great White, actually live. If you've watched shows like Shark Week, …

Some of the rarest video games, consoles and accessories are prototypes that never made it into full production. Finding them in the wild is nearly impossible as they're usually in the basement/attic of a previously fired and (at the time) disgruntled employee, who decided they would take the latest and …

Ok so I said last week that the Twitter music app was going to launch over the first Coachella weekend. My bad. In all fairness though, everyone else said that it was going to, so at least a lot of us were wrong. That said, the Twitter music app is …

Today we are going to take a look at the Fractal Adjust 108 Fan controller which can manage up to six different fans simultaneously.  It is designed to comply with the sleek aesthetics of Fractal Design's cases, featuring a brushed aluminium front bezel. Fractal Design have been around for a …

A Lulzsec hacker who has pleaded guilty to taking part in a breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment servers has been sentenced yesterday in Los Angeles to a year in prison, followed by home detention. Cody Kretsinger, a lulzsec hacker who used the online name ‘Recursion' pleaded guilty to the offenses …

Bioshock and Tomb Raider have sold well in the United Kingdom, and the same sales pattern has been mirrored in America. Interestingly the Xbox 360 is also the best selling console, which is now a record 27 months. The NPD numbers show that Bioshock Infinite has taken the top position …

Google have posted great results this week, showing continued growth. The results also show that activity on Google's web search engine is becoming more prevalent on mobile devices. Google's revenue, excluding their Motorola Mobility hardware unit rose 22% to $12.95 billion from a year earlier and equaled their revenue growth …

Hawken is a free to play first person shooter, featuring giant mechanical walker bots, that players pilot and shoot at one another with. In the latest trailer from Nvidia, the developers show off what new effects have been added to the game with the inclusion of more advanced PhysX features. …

Since Bitcoin has become more of an accepted form of monetary transaction across the internet connected world, the bubble burst that hit its value last week, was going to be felt far and wide. It's not surprising then that one of the places that helped pioneer the currency has been …

Today we are going to look at the Enforcer gaming PC which is a mid-range system from a company called Braebo Computers. They are a relatively small company who cater predominantly for the low to mid range of the PC market, however they have a few attractively featured overclocked gaming …

Following on from an upsurge in activity during the heady days of Bitcoin's plus $200 value at the start of last week, Bitfloor has suffered in the wake of the crash and now apparently its US bank account is set to be closed, forcing the exchange to shut down – …

I know this is usually a spot for more serious news, but sometimes you have to stand up for something you believe in and say enough is enough. Capcom, stop releasing Monster Hunter games in non-Western markets. I know there's not so many fans over here, but my god would …

We had many thousands of entries to win a ASRock FM2A85X Extreme 6 & Seasonic M12II-850! Today we announce the winners, including the runners up who get a goody bag sent to them ! ASRock AMD FM2A85X Extreme 6 Seasonic M12II-850 The winner of both main prizes is Liam McDonald …

Are you a keyboard connoisseur? Do most laptop keyboards feel rubbery under your fingers? The new modification for your Macbook Pro might just be the change you need then. Rawbkny have released a new MacBook Wood Keyboard just to appeal to those people who like to be different. It is …

Google Glass is dominating the news today, the first kits have reached developers and videos are now hitting youtube of the product in action. I have to admit, the video quality is actually really impressive – ideal for sneaking video footage of people who would normally be scared away when …

Be Quiet has announced its joint partnership with Esports organisation Team-Dignitas, in a move that will see it provide hardware for the systems used by the team players, but also likely some monetary support too, in exchange for the team wearing the BeQuiet logo on their apparel (among others) and …

As we reported earlier this week we reported that Google would start shipping their first batch of the Explorer Edition of Glass. Last night the first pictures hit the web, as developers received their products in the mail. Some people have commented on the simple packaging of the item, which …

The oft promised tax breaks for British game developers have been delayed once again, this time because the European Commission has announced its intention to perform a full scale investigation into the scheme, suggesting that too hefty a tax cut, could give UK devs. too much an advantage over European …

One of the co-founders of torrent search site The Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm was indicted yesterday for hacking charges, which have nothing to do with his already applied one year prison sentence for running TPB. According to the charges (and Wired), Svartholm stands accused of hacking in the Nordea Bank …

Anyone that used ebay back in the day as a buyer, or has used it at any time during its life as a seller, will know that feedback is incredibly important. Not only does it give people an idea of the quality of service you provide, but maintaining that 100 …

If you're still playing SimCity despite all the problems with its always-on single and multi-player gameplay and you happen to live in North America, then you're in with a chance of getting a giant garden gnome for your city. You know, like every real city has? All you have to …

Maybe it's mean to rank the Ouya in terms of its hardware power, as for £99 it was never going to be a real workhorse, but when you're using an Android OS that doesn't have access to the Google Play store, you better have something else to sell the hardware, …

An Italian design company called ZO_loft have designed a new sofa, in the style of a keyboard. While this doesn't sound too comfortable, the modelling allows for ‘key adjustments'. The zany idea might not take off, but its certainly unusual. It was inspired by the rising reliance of technology in …

Today we are going to look at the MSI Z77A-GD65 Gaming motherboard.  It's MSI's latest model, targeted at the enthusiast audience, more specifically enthusiast gamers.  It boasts an impressive feature set which is specifically tailored for those gamers who want the best possible performance from their system. MSI are one …

Fair trade officials in Taiwan are investigating claims that Samsung have paid people to criticize rival HTC, online. According to reports, Samsung are said to have paid students to post negative comments about phones made by HTC. This wouldn't be the first time that well known companies have employed this …

It looks as if Microsoft are finally listening to their customers and they will be bringing back the Start Menu in their Windows 8.1 release later this year. Additionally they plan on allowing the end user to boot directly to the desktop, rather than dealing with the tile based Metro …

In an effort to even out the cost differences between shipping to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Aria PC has switched to a flat rate fee for Ireland as a whole. However, it's asking Irish customers to show that it's worth cutting into its profits, or the change …